Electrical failure to blame for blaze

February 04, 2008|Emily Arthur-Richardt

An electrical failure is to blame for a house fire on Jan. 27 in Aberdeen. Aberdeen Fire Marshal Mike Thompson said as far as he can tell, the fire started in a floor joist base in the basement of the house at 821 N. Penn St. "That's the way it's looking," Thompson said. "It's the only thing that was in that general location." The home was vacant while it was undergoing flood-damage repairs. Nobody was injured in the blaze.